A congenital condition of tonsillar herniation of either one or both tonsils is called Chiari malformation.

Pathology

A Type I Chiari malformation is a congenital anomaly of the brain in which the cerebellar tonsils are elongated and pushed down through the opening of the base of the skull, potentially affecting the flow of cerebrospinal fluid as it exits through the medial and lateral

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